Sewer Division

Introduction:

Fair Lawn's sanitary sewer system is made up of approximately 100 miles of main sewer line that services the entire community. The system conveys approximately 3.6 million gallons of waste water per day to our regional treatment facility at the Passaic Valley Sewer Commission in Newark, New Jersey. The Sewer Division is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the entire system including pump stations and equipment, manholes, and the maintenance and repair of all main lines within the sanitary system.

In addition to the sanitary sewer system the Borough also has the storm water drainage system. This system collects storm water run off from streets and sends it directly to streams, rivers and other open bodies of water. This water is not processed or filtered at any time. Storm drains are the responsibility of the Road Division.